Railway tie and rail fastener



April 8, 1924. 1,489,607

J. B. MASERANG RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENER Filed Oct. 17. 1923 Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

Application filed October 17, 1928. Serial No. 669,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jorm B. MAsnnANo, a citizen of the United States, residin at Belleville, in the county of Saint O air, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railwa Ties and Rail Fasteners; and I do here y declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway devices, and particularly to railway ties and rail fasteners.

One object of the invention is to provide a. railway tie which is strong and durable, and will permit ready escape of water and mud, from the interior thereof.

Another object is to provide a railway tie of this character which has novel and efficient means for securing the rails thereto, which includes a locking device for preventing retrograde movement of the fastenlng means.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingm In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a railway tie, made in accordance with the invention, partly broken away, and partly in section.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged verticallongitudinal sectional view on the line 33' of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan view the rail and one of the bolts being removed.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, the tie is formed similarly to an elongated metal box 10, having its opposite ends beveled, at 11, and provided with outlet openings 12 and 13, to permit water, mud, and the like, to escape from the interior of the tie. Extending transversel of the interior of each end of the tie 1s a vertical wall 14, the lower end of which is provided with openings to permit water, which might accumulate at the center of the tie, to escape to the ends, and out of the openings 12 and 13. In the upper wallof the tie, and at each side of the space which is occupied by the base of a rail 15, thereis formed a thickened portion 16, through which is formed a threaded opening 16' for reception of the rail holding screw 17, to which reference will be made later herein, to a.

more specific degree. On the up er -face of the tie, and surrounding each of t e openmgs 16 isvan upstanding flange 18, one side of which is cut away, as shown at 18', to permlt the edge of the flange of the rail to lie thereagainst. Projecting from one side of this flange 18 is a lug 19, with'which is arranged to engage a portion of the periphery of the flange 20, which is formed on the screw 17, beneath the head. This portion of the flange 20 is adapted to be bent down by the blow of, a hammer, so that said portion will lie behind the said lug, and thereby prevent retrograde rotation of the screw in the hole 16', after having been properly screwed home. It will be noted that the diameter of, the flange 20 is sufiicient to permit a portion thereof to overlie the base flange of the rail, and thereby hold the'rail firmly to the tie.

It will be noted that the peripheral edge of the flange 20 is formed with a plurality of radial cuts 21, so that the portion of the flange, at either side of the cut, may be bent down, to engage with the lug 19, or may be engaged with the edge of the base flange of the rail, in the event that such out does not reach the lug, when the screw is driven home into rail holding position.

Extending longitudinally on the bottom face of the tie is a rib or web 22, which serves to prevent movement of the tie laterally, toward or away from the adjacent ties.

The flange 20 is shown as concavo-convex, whereby to more properly embrace the flange 18.

What is claimed is:

1. A railway tie comprising a body having spaced threaded openings between which to receive the base flanges of rails, a flange surrounding each opening and rising-above the face of the top wall, and a screw engaged in each opening and having a bendable flange arranged to overlie the flange of the rail and to engage in looking lie on opposite sides of the base flanges of a pair of rails, a mutilated flange on the upper wall of the body and surrounding the said threaded opening, the mutilated side of the surrounding flange lying against the flange of the rail, a lateral lug on said surrounding flange, and a screw engaged in the threaded opening and having a flange arranged for engagement with the rail flange and with the said lug.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN B. MASERANG. Witnesses:

H. G. RETS, SAMUEL C. CROUCH. 

